Dinner party menu help?

I'm having a dinner party next Saturday.

Original plan: short ribs (one of my absolute favorite things to cook). But last minute addition of a vegetarian to the table has necessitated a rethink.

Main I think will be a rustic pappardelle with roasted mushrooms and topped with a slow-poached egg.

However, I would LOVE ideas for a colorful, fun & easy salad. Perhaps something with chicory?

I have some Scholium Blowout sparkling for before dinner. Pretty excited about trying it!

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Matt__34377

What about a dish with a variation of preparations for one vegetable - showcase your acquired mad chefsteps skillz. Ex you could do a carrot salad with a number of preparations, choosing from thin shaved raw, pickled, sous vide then grilled, oven roasted, carrot foam, maybe slide in a carrot gel, fermented carrots, carrot chips, maybe some carrot ash to add some bitterness, perhaps a crispy carrot "meringue"if you have some methocel f50 lying around..cause...y'know everyone has that just tucked away in the back of their cupboard

then of course add in some greenage or maybe some micro greens and some additional complimentary veg/cheese/yummies (ex with carrot salad maybe a feta mousse and some kind of savoury crumble) and your vinaigrette (maybe something like grilled orange if we were to use the carrot salad ex again). Salads are a great way to express creativity and this website is a magnificent resource for a jumping off point. Have fun!!!

Andrea_Feldman_46226

Carrot salad sounds lovely! I'm going to let the farmers market tomorrow morning be my guide —I definitely want some bursts of color in there. For main I think I am doing a mushroom pasta with a mushroom-shallot duxelles, roasted mushrooms & diced butternut squash for color. Thanks for some inspirational ideas!